Hi everyone, Has anybody used bird feeders to test the ideal free distribution? I am planning a lab for college level students and wanted to test the IFD with bird feeders in the open (not aviaries). The plan is to pair bird feeders, one with lower amount of food than the other, with multiple such pairs replicated. Each feeder within a pair will be closely placed. The prediction is that the ratio of birds on each feeder should match the ratio of food between the two feeders. I am in Lexington, KY, and have planned this lab for February. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? If you have tried this or something similar (anything along the lines of optimal foraging theory), would you mind sharing your experience?
Thanks, Kay
